Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-01
AFTER THE RACE


tbree-masted schooner Brilliant, in
which objection was made to the
America being given the cup on the
ground that she had failed to round
the Nab Light. A committee, how
ever. unanimously decided that no
instructions to that effect had been
given Commodore Stevhens, andif the
America had rounded the light she
would still have been ahead OF the
whole squadron, and, therefore, had
fairly won the prize. During the
same season the America was matched
against the English schooner, Titania,
which she beat fifty-two minutes. ;.
The cup remained the property OF
the surviving owners Of the America
until 1857, when it was presented to
tina New York yacht club as perpet-
ual challenge cup for all nations
THE CONDITIONS.
subsequently,, after several races
had been sailed, the yacht club re-
fused to hold it any longer under
the existing conditions, and re-
turned it in 1882 to the only surviving
owner, Mr.. George L. Schuyler. This
gentleman offered it once more to the
same club under the following condi-
tions:
Any organized yacht club of a for
.eign country, incorporated, patented
.or licensed by the Legislature, Admir-
atty or other executive department,
having for its annual regatta an ocean
water course on the sea or on an arm
of the sea, or one which combines
both, practicable for vessels of 500
tons, shall always be entitled, through
one or more of its members, to the
right of sailing a match for this cup
with yacht or other vessel propelled
by sails only, and constructed in the
country to which the challenging club
belongs, against any one yacht or ves-
sci as aforesaid constructed in the
country of the club holding the cup.
The yacht or vessel to be of not less
than thirty nor more than 800 tons,
measured by the custom-house rule in
use by the country of the challenging
party.
The challenging party shall give six
months notice in writing, naming the
day for the proposed race, which day
shall not be later than seven months
from the date of the notice.
The parties intending to sail for the
cup may, by mutual consent, make
any arrangement satisfactory to both
as to the date, course, time allowance,
number of trials, rules and sailing
regulations, and any and all other
conditions of the match, in which case
also six months notice may be waived.
La case the parties cannot mutually
agree upon the terms of a match, then
the challenging party shall have the
right to contest for the cup in one
trial, sailed over the usual course OF
the annual regatta of the club holding
the cup, subject to its rules and sail,
ing regulations, the challenging party
not being required to name its repre-.
sentative until the time agreed upon
fer the start.
Accompanying the six months no
tice there must be Custom-houst
certificate of the measurement and s
statement of the dimensions, rig ant
name of the vessel.
No vessel which has been defeated
in a match for this cup can be agail
selected by any club for its represen
tative until after a contest for it b.
some other vessel has intervened, o
until after the expiration of two year
from the time such contest has takel
place.
Vessels intending to compete TO
this cup must proceed under sail OF
their own bottom to the port wher'
the contest is to take place.
Should the club holding the cup be
for any cause dissolved the cup shall
be handed over to any club Of th'
same nationality it may select which
comes under the foregoing rules.
It is to be distinctly understood TIA
the cup is to be the property OF thu
club and not Of the owners of th'
vessel winning it in match, ant
that the condition of keeping it opel
to be sailed for by organized zach
clubs Of all foreign countries, upol
the terms above laid down. shall for
ever attach to it, thus making it a per
petual challenge cup for friendly com
petition between foreign countries.
GEORGE L. SCHUYLER. +
THE OTHER RACES.
The first attempt made by Englisl
yachtingmeA to recover the Americ
cup was in 1870, when Jas. Ashbury
Esq, of the Royal Yacht Squadron
sailed the Cambria against fiftee
American schooners. The Cambria
measurements were 108 feet in length
81 feet beam and IL feet draught. Th
Cambria's time, after allowances, We
A hours 81 minutes 38 seconds, an
she was beaten 80 minutes IL seconG
by the Magic, and a less amount b
the Idler, America and Dauntless,
the order named.
With the express purpose of reta
ing the cup, Mr.. Ashtnry hrilt Il
Livonia, 115 feet 2 inches long, % fe
7 inches beam, and IL feet 6 inch
draught. On October 16, 1871, 81
first met the Columbia. Upon th
day and upon the 18th of the san
month she was beaten by 27m. Il
and 8m. respectively, and a claim
foul rejected ON the second day. {
the 10Th the American schooner W
beaten by 15m. 10s., owing to Il
parting of her flying jibstay and Il
breaking of her steering gear. On Il
2lst of October the Livonia sailt
against the Sappho, and was beatt
by sOm, 2ls., and on the 21st she WI
again beaten by 25m. 27s.
In 1876 the Countess of Dufferin WI
named for the cup, and the Madeleir
was selected to contest with her. Th
Countess was 107 feet over all, "a fee
beam, 61l feet draught and enrolle